In Moldova, a remarkable partnership between HP and YMCA is making significant strides in education and community support, creating a unique model not seen elsewhere in the world. This collaboration has launched several key initiatives, making an impactful contribution to both refugee and host community education. Firstly, through the Global Business Coalition for Education, HP…
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It has been a great privilege for us to join the World YMCA team to co-create and design the impact measurement framework for Vision 2030. The meeting took place in Geneva, on 30 April-3 May 2024 with the involvement of National YMCAs and area organisations. The “Learning, Innovation & Impact” (LII) Task Force Group is…
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In a significant cultural and diplomatic event, YMCA Europe, together with a group of Global Ambassadors from Cleveland, USA, and members of YMCA Spain, gathered in Madrid to mark the Day of Europe. The event was hosted by the Representation of the European Commission and the European Parliament in Madrid, highlighting the ongoing collaborative spirit…
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Getting over a million-euro cash contribution from one donor is not a business usual, is it! Well, in 2024 YMCA Europe received 1’145’000€ core-funding guarantee from Brot fur die Welt Germany for the implementation of our signature programmes, namely: Camp Europe: building resilience amongst children and young people affected by the violent conflicts ongoing in…
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Celebrating Achievements in Digital Equity: YMCA and HP pave the way for an inclusive future. As YMCAs across Europe continue to strive for digital equity, we are proud to share with you that, together with our partner HP, YMCA in Czech Republic and YMCA Romania has made great progress in reaching our goals! YMCA Czech…
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A delegation of Rotary International from the New Hampshire district in the USA spent several days in April (20-24) in Warsaw. Among 6 members of the delegation was Ms Kimbrley Masucci, CEO of the New Hampshire YMCA. Her presence was a symbolic return of YMCA USA to Poland, the organization that helped tremendously to build…
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A new venue with ample opportunities for youth: YMCA Moldova’s Community Resources & Development Centre launched on 2nd of May in Chisinau. On 2nd of May, the YMCA Moldova Community Resources & Development Centre was launched in the capital city. This centre will provide services to young people as well as Ukrainian refugees. The opening…
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YMCA Europe champions digital skills and inclusion: Partnering with European Institutions and businesses to advance skilling. April 30 marked a significant milestone for YMCA Europe as we participated in the closing event of the European Year of Skills, hosted by the European Commission in Brussels. Joined by leaders from both the public and private sectors,…
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From the 25th to the 28th of April, we had the great pleasure of delivering the Final Evaluation session of the “Refugee Skilling and Support II” project, supported by Accenture, and hosted by the team at YMCA Slovakia in sunny Bratislava. The eDU And Mobile Hub implementation teams from YMCA Romania, Moldova, local and national…
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After months of planning and hard work, Campacity 2024 took place over April 15th-21st in Toledo, Spain at the Castillo de San Servando youth centre, with the support of the local government. We then moved across to YMCA Camp Priego and were hosted by YMCA Spain The second “Campacity” Conference was a joint initiative of…
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